authors

THE KIDDY LIT PAGE

heaps of us secretly would love to sit down and write the best seller of the year and get heaps and heaps of money.. but, even though we are talented in this area.. we just never have the time.. not like these fortuneate people listed below.. and these fortuneate people actually have the courage to write to the biggest critics of all KIDS !!

i would dearly love to categorise these people into the genre, target agegroup and list their books.. but !! its nigh impossible.. mainly cause the authors generally write to various audiences.. !! so as with the famous people and explorers.. they are listed in alphabetical order... the country they live in will be mentioned if known.. and at least one of the author's better known books.

Base Graeme

Blume, Judy American "fudge" "blubber" (she owns this website)

Blyton, Enid English "secret seven" "famous five"

Bowman, Crystal American - "cracks in the sidewalk" "jonathon james series"

Boyd, David Canadian "looking for a hero" "spellbound"

Brett, Jan American "trouble with trolls" "comets nine lives" (authors own website)

Clark, Margaret Australian - "pugwall" "pugwall's summer"

Dahl, Roald Welsh "the BFG" "willy wonka and the chocolate factory"

Danzinger, Paula American - "remember me to harold square"

Deaver, Julie American - "you bet your life" "say goodnight, gracie"

Fox, Mem Australian "possum magic" "night noises"

Fox, Mem official website

Gibbs, May Australian "snugglepot and cuddlepie"

Gleitzman, Morris australian "misery guts" "sticky beak"

Jennings, Paul (he owns this site) Australian - "round the twist" "unreal" "uncanny"

Mahy, Margaret New Zealander "The haunting" "the changeover"

Marsden, John Australian "tomorrow when the war began" "staying alive in year 5"

Moore, Elaine American "grandma's house" "deep river"

Morris, Deborah American "real kids, real adventures" (official website)

Park, Ruth Australian - "Come Danger, Come Darkness", "Playing Beattie Bow"

Pascal, Francine American.. "sweet valley high"

Paterson, Katherine American "parzival" "rebels of the heaven"

Rodda, Emily Australian - "pigs might fly"

Southall, Ivan Australian "finn's folly" "fly west"

Starke, Ruth Australian "stalker" "coming out"

Stine, R.L. American "goosebumps"

Suess, Dr American "the butter battle book" "the cat in the hat"

Thiele, Colin Australian "storm boy" "shatterbelt"

Wrightson, Patricia Australian "rocks of honey" "sugar gum tree"

Book Related Activities

Following are some activities that a teacher can do with the kids in the classroom or the kids can do themselves... they are all related to the authors mentioned on this page

C'mon kids - Do some of this stuff !!

"quote quiz" follow the quotes to discover excellent reading (internet interactive)

"mysteries" well??? who dunnit??? work it out !! (internet interactive)

wacky words make up your own story using the wacky words !!

How a book is made .. well?? how is a book made???

Book Reviewsread reviews of books from your favourite author

Teacher Directed Stuff

ANIMALIA - Graeme Base (group activity)

GOOSEBUMPS heaps of stuff about goosebumps stuff

ON-LINE BOOKS FOR KIDS

yep yep yep... some people have actually published a whole book on the web... this way you are able to sample before you buy !!

you can wade throught this website of thousands of books online to find heaps of different kiddies books and classics that are actually on the web as full versions of the books.. some are even illustrated !! here is an example of some of these books ..

Alcott, Louisa M "Little Women" a classic !!

Barrie, J. M. "peter pan and wendy"

Baum, L. Frank "Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz"

Dickens, Charles "david copperfield"

Carrol, Lewis "Alice in Wonderland"

these ones were found on other links.. ill be adding more of these as we go along

Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur Sherlock Holmes

Reuter, Bjarne "the End of the Rainbow" - translated and illustrated

Take me back home

take me back to those excellent links